Ceri Davis, Barrister

Ceri Davis

Ceri Davis is a barrister at 36 Commercial, part of The 36 Group.

Practice Profile

Ceri’s practice specialises in commercial crime and regulation, and cyber. She has particular expertise in cases concerning international bribery and corruption, international sanctions and data regulation.

Ceri has particular experience of advising on large-scale, complex international bribery and corruption matters, and international trade and financial sanctions matters. She also has significant experience of advising on matters relating to disclosure and legal professional privilege, and a detailed knowledge and understanding of compliance, internal investigations and the Deferred Prosecution Agreement regime and process. Her particular strengths include conducting detailed analysis and research and drafting detailed and complex documentation.

Ceri also has a growing practice in cyber and its commercial/corporate aspects. She has experience of advising on fraud and regulatory matters associated with Initial Coin Offerings and cryptoasset transactions, and a deep understanding of data protection obligations (including the GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR, NIS Directive, breach of confidence and misuse of private information); liability and regulatory considerations in the event of a data breach; jurisdiction and evidential considerations in cyber cases; group actions and vicarious liability; and remedies and alternatives to litigations in cyber cases.

Ceri is a co-author of “Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles” (Bloomsbury Professional, 2020), and assisted with the second edition of “Cyber Security: Law and Practice” (LexisNexis, 2019) and the first edition of “Cyber Risks and Insurance: The Legal Principles” (Bloomsbury Professional, 2021).

Commercial Crime and Regulation

Ceri has a growing practice in commercial crime and regulatory matters.

Ceri has been instructed by the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) since 2014, and her experience there means that she is well placed to advise on compliance and internal investigations. She has particular experience of advising on large-scale, complex international bribery and corruption matters, and is also able to advise on Deferred Prosecution Agreements (“DPAs”), having a detailed knowledge and understanding of the DPA regime and process, and having been involved in one of the first SFO’s DPA’s. Ceri has significant experience of advising on, undertaking and providing training for, disclosure and document review exercises in respect of cases with large volumes of material. She also has significant experience of advising on matters concerning the establishment and waiver of legal professional privilege. Ceri has a particular expertise in advising on complex fact patterns, distilling them into manageable and understandable documents, and has particular experience of drafting witness statements for complex international bribery and corruption matters.

Ceri has experience of advising on the application of international sanctions regimes, particularly trade and financial sanctions in respect of Iran, and of liaising with HM Treasury, HMRC and (what was) the Department for Business Innovations and Skills in respect of sanctions matters. Ceri has also assisted Philip Hackett QC with detailed research regarding the enforcement of financial sanctions in the UK for a legal text.

Ceri has an understanding of, and is able to advise on:

Ceri has published the following commercial crime case commentaries and articles:

Ceri has also recorded a podcast about Fraudulent Property Investment Schemes.

Cyber

Ceri has a growing practice in cyber and its commercial/corporate aspects.

Ceri has experience of advising on fraud and regulatory matters associated with Initial Coin Offerings and cryptoasset transactions. She also has a deep understanding of data protection obligations (including the GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, PECR, NIS Directive, breach of confidence and misuse of private information); liability and regulatory considerations in the event of a data breach; jurisdiction and evidential considerations in cyber cases; group actions and vicarious liability; and remedies and alternatives to litigations in cyber cases. Ceri assisted Philip Hackett QC with the data, cyber and GDPR aspects of his presentation “GDPR in the UK after Brexit and Geopolitical Discrimination in Enforcement of Regulatory Sanctions” for the SCLA’s (Swiss Chinese Law Association) Global Online Forum on Data Protection and National Security.

Ceri is a co-author of “Cyber Litigation: The Legal Principles” (Bloomsbury Professional, 2020). She assisted Dean Armstrong QC with the second edition of “Cyber Security: Law and Practice” (LexisNexis, 2019) and also assisted him with the first edition of “Cyber Risks and Insurance: The Legal Principles” (Bloomsbury Professional, 2021). Consequently, Ceri has a significant understanding of, and is able to advise on:

Ceri has published the following cyber case commentaries and articles:

Ceri has also recorded the following cyber podcasts:

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